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25 Crazy Interview Questions

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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25 Crazy Interview Questions (and Why They're a Waste of Time)

"If you could throw a parade of any caliber through the Zappos office, what type of parade would it be?"

-- The Zappos Family, customer loyalty team member
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"How lucky are you and why?"

-- Airbnb, content manager

"If you were a pizza delivery man, how would you benefit from scissors?"

-- Apple, specialist
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"If you could sing one song on American Idol, what would it be?"

-- Red Frog Events, event coordinator
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"Are you more of a hunter or a gatherer?"

-- Dell, account manager
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"If you were on an island and could only bring three things, what would you bring?"

-- Yahoo, search quality analyst
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"If you were a box of cereal, what would you be and why?"

-- Bed Bath & Beyond, sales associate

"Do you believe in Bigfoot?"

-- Norwegian Cruise Line, casino marketing coordinator
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"Why is a tennis ball fuzzy?"

-- Xerox, client manager
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"What is your least favorite thing about humanity?"

-- ZocDoc, operations associate

"How would you use Yelp to find the number of businesses in the U.S.?"

-- Factual, software engineer 
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"How honest are you?"

-- Allied Telesis, executive assistant
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"How many square feet of pizza are eaten in the U.S. each year?"

-- Goldman Sachs, programmer analyst
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"Can you instruct someone how to make an origami 'cootie catcher' with just words?"

-- LivingSocial, consumer advocate
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"If you were 80 years old, what would you tell your children?"

-- McKinsey & Company, associate
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"You're a new addition to the crayon box, what color would you be and why?"

Urban Outfitters sales associate
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"How does the internet work?"

-- Akamai, director

"If there was a movie produced about your life, who would play you and why?"

-- SinglePlatform, inside sales consultant

"What's the color of money?"

-- American Heart Association, project manager
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"What was the last gift you gave someone?"

-- Gallup, data analyst
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"What is the funniest thing that has happened to you recently?"

-- Applebee’s, bartender/neighborhood expert server
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“How many snow shovels sold in the U.S. last year?”

-- TASER, leadership development program
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“It’s Thursday; we’re staffing you on a telecommunications project in Calgary, Canada on Monday. Your flight and hotel are booked; your visa is ready. What are the top five things you do before you leave?”

-- ThoughtWorks, junior consultant
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“Describe to me the process and benefits of wearing a seatbelt.”

-- Active Network, client applications specialist

“Have you ever been on a boat?”

-- Applied Systems, graphic designer
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